... on oceans' surfaces. Water near the poles is very cold, while water near the equator is very warm. The differences in temperature cause water to change physical states. Extremely low temperatures like those found at the poles cause water to freeze into a solid such as a polar icecap, a glacier, or an iceberg ... living things. This sphere includes all of the microorganisms, plants, and animals of Earth. Within the biosphere, living things form ecological communities based on the physical surroundings of an area. These communities are referred to as biomes. Deserts, grasslands, and tropica...

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... sees lies. Marlow only begins to look within but he too sees lies and fallibility. He is man enough, he states, to admit that there are other truths in the world. Those truths, though, were dark; so dark that he could not bring himself to express them to Kurtz' Intended in the end. 1) "The conquest of the earth, which mostly means ... from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much." Marlow, p. 69. 2) "...on one end a large shining map, marked with all colours of a rainbow. There was a vast amount ...

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